# Bhalumar Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh 

# Bhalumar

Bhalumar is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **839 people in 188 households**, the 33rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 839people (2011)
- 188households
- 82.1%literacy
- 496111PIN code

## Bhalumar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalumar is 496111.** Bhalumar falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496111
- Gram panchayatBhalumar
- Community development blockGharghoda
- Census village code434702

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhalumar from nearby towns?

- Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhalumar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalumar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gharghoda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhendra
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhendra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhalumar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 69% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhalumar

Of every 100 households in Bhalumar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhalumar · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**22%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhalumar?

■ Bhalumar · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**959

Working population ****34.4%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 71.3% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 140 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (28%) · **■** Other work 63 (22%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gharghoda

- Bhengari976 people
- Kotarimal909 people
- Jhariyapali842 people
- Chilkaguda840 people
- Bichinara772 people
- Konpara763 people
- Charbhantha757 people
- Salhepali752 people

[All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalumar?496111
- How far is Bhalumar from Raigarh?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalumar?839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalumar in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalumar?82.1% (Census 2011)